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Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Aleurites moluccana |
| Family name: |
EUPHORBIACEAE
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| English name: |
Candle Nut Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Thel kekuna (තෙල් කැකුණ)
Rata kekuna (රටකැකුණ)
Kekuna (කැකුණ)
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| Tamil name: |
Nattu Akrottu
Woodooga
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| Sanskrit name: |
Akharota
Akhota
Akshota
Asphotaka
Gudashaya
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Tree up to 20 m tall, evergreen. Leaves crowded at ends of branches; lamina 7 - 18 (-28) X 3.5 - 12 (-30) cm, from ovate to lanceolate or rhombic, entire, or shallowly 3 - 7-lobed, acute or obtuse, base obtuse or truncate, stellate-pubescent or tomentose, glabrescent, drying dark-brown above, pale beneath, margins thickened. Cymes up to c. 15 cm long, branched from base, densely stellate-tomentose, flowers numerous, white, pedicellate. Drupe subspherical, somewhat laterally compressed, usually 2-seeded. Seeds c. 2.5 cm long, broadly ovoid, smooth, pale brown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Naturalized Exotic
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Acne
Burns
Eczema
Hair problem
Psoriasis
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Nut (Fruit)
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Emollient
Skin tonic
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